Debarca Municipality Explained

Debarca municipality
Native Name:Општина Дебарца
Native Name Lang:mk
Settlement Type:Rural municipality
Pushpin Map:North Macedonia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within North Macedonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: Southwestern
Image Blank Emblem:Coat of arms of Debarca Municipality.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Coat of arms
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Belčišta
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Zoran Nogačeski (Independent)[1]
Area Total Km2:425.39
Population Total:3,719
Population Density Km2:12.95
Area Code:046
Website:Official
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1

Debarca (Macedonian: {{Audio|Mk-Debarca.ogg|Дебарца) is a municipality in the Southwestern Statistical Region of North Macedonia. The village of Belčišta is the municipal seat. It is the municipality in which Ohrid "St. Paul the Apostle" Airport is located, the second of two international airports in the county.

Geography

The municipality borders Kičevo Municipality to the northeast, Demir Hisar Municipality to the east, Ohrid Municipality to the south, and Struga Municipality to the west.

The municipality encompasses the Debarca Valley, part of the Sateska River watershed that flows into Lake Ohrid and belongs to the Lake Ohrid Drainage Basin.

The majority of the villages are nestled between the Karaorman Mountain in the west and Ilinska Mountain in the east.

Demographics

The municipality consists of 30 villages.

According to the last national census from 2021 this municipality has 3,719 inhabitants.

20022021
Number%Number%
TOTAL5,5071003,719100
Macedonians5,32496.73,33089.54
Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sourcesn/an/a3168.5
Albanians1532.8591.59
Turks//20.05
others300.5120.32

References

41.5°N 21.3833°W

Notes and References

  1. https://rezultati.sec.mk/en/mayr/r/12 Local Elections 2021 – Mayor of Debarca